Social Media: Best Mother’s Day Gift for Lawyer Moms
So, social media for lawyers has been experiencing a bit of a backlash lately. Some of it, deservedly so — and that’s from someone who’s co-authored a book on the subject. By now, many lawyers are not...
View ArticleWhy I’m Glad I Never Counted
As a parent, I’ve made so many mistakes that it’s difficult to keep track. I over-promised and under-delivered, sent school forms in late and never, ever did the school trip thing, let alone cook...
View ArticleBuilt This Way
This morning, I made lasagna for dinner, as my two furry companions waited eagerly to lick the bowl. Due to my involvement in an extensive regulatory proceeding, once again this week, I won’t be home...
View ArticleHow Online Bytes Enhance Offline Bonds
Last week, my older daughter attended her first Sweet Sixteen while my younger one prepared to audition for the school play. Our house was abuzz with giggles and shrieks of excitement and supportive...
View ArticleLate Nights With Maury [Maurice Sendak]
Today’s NYT Obituary pays tribute to Maurice Sendak as the children’s author who “wrenched the picture book out of the safe, sanitized world of the nursery and plunged it into the dark, terrifying and...
View ArticleWhy Does Having It All Mean Working for Others All The Time?
This month’s issue of the Atlantic brings yet another voice in the endless, evolving discussion of Why Women Still Can’t Have It All, and what can we do about it? Although I appreciated the honesty...
View ArticleOhio Lawyer Kathleen Havener Launches Woman2Woman Referral Network
Up until this month, if you were looking to hire or refer a woman lawyer, finding one wouldn’t have been as easy as you might think. At one time, the ABA’s Litigation Section Woman’s Advocate...
View ArticleWhy Saying “You Didn’t Build That” Stings Start Up and Solo Lawyers
I’m willing to give President Obama the benefit of the doubt that he didn’t intend to trivialize the accomplishments of small business with his controversial you didn’t build that speech. Still, for...
View ArticleThe Way of Life
In just a few hours, my sweet Mira will step to the front of the synagogue on the occasion of her bat mitzvah. Before family and friends, she will chant the parshat (Torah portion) where Moses speaks...
View ArticleSocial Media and Substantive Law Practice
Last night, I glimpsed the future of work at my kitchen table. It was 10 pm, and I’d just returned from the grocery store when I happened upon my daughter, math book and worksheet spread on the table,...
View ArticleDon’t Lean In, Tune Out
In August 2003, roughly nine months into blogging, I crossed the line between professional and personal when I posted this picture of my daughters and me at MyShingle. I recall actually fretting over...
View ArticleIs In-Person Networking the Right Approach for Every Person?
I read with interest, a pair of posts by Philadelphia law blogger Jordan Rushie and Scott Greenfield about the importance of in-person networking. I don’t disagree with them. For better or for worse,...
View ArticleLast Picture Show
Earlier this morning, I snapped my last first-day-of-school photo of my older daughter who today begins her senior year of high school. While she’ll have many more first days in college, I won’t be...
View ArticleFourteen Years
Exactly fourteen years ago tonight, at 11 p.m. on the eve of the birth of my second daughter (a planned induction since I was overdue), I waddled from my house to the just-opened all-night CVS four...
View ArticleSolos Who Start From Home Aren’t Home Alone
Over my years of blogging, I’ve devoted extensive coverage to the home v. office debate. I’ve acknowledged that for some practices, regions or personalities a home office won’t do and I’ve also...
View ArticleTwo Great Reasons for A Work Life Balance Firm
The concept of work-life balance or a life without seams doesn’t get much love in the legal profession. Lawyers who strive to balance family and work are often derided as dabblers, losers or...
View ArticleAfter the Love is Gone: Quitting Solo
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Nichole Goudreau I recently had a conversation...
View ArticleWhat Will You Do with the Rest of Your Life?
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger T. Michelle Curry In 2004, I attended the...
View ArticleThe Way of Life
In just a few hours, my sweet Mira will step to the front of the synagogue on the occasion of her bat mitzvah. Before family and friends, she will chant the parshat (Torah portion) where Moses speaks...
View ArticleSocial Media and Substantive Law Practice
Last night, I glimpsed the future of work at my kitchen table. It was 10 pm, and I’d just returned from the grocery store when I happened upon my daughter, math book and worksheet spread on the table,...
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